Statute Law Revision Act 1891

Statute Law Revision Act 1891
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act for further promoting the Revision of the Statute Law by repealing Enactments which have ceased to be in force or have become unnecessary.
Citation54 & 55 Vict. c. 67
Introduced byHardinge Giffard, 1st Baron Halsbury (Lords)
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent5 August 1891
Commencement5 August 1891
Other legislation
AmendsSee § Repealed enactments
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
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Relates to
Status: Partially repealed
History of passage through Parliament
Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict. c. 67) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed various United Kingdom enactments which had ceased to be in force or had become unnecessary. The act was intended, in particular, to facilitate the preparation of the new edition of the revised edition of the statutes, then in progress.